Garbage can holder



APril 11, 1957 E. E. ANDERS GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Filed Feb. 25, 1966United States a;

3,3l3,423 Patented Apr. ll, 1967 3,313,423 GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Edwin E.Anders, 150 N. Commercial, Aransas Pass, Tex. 78336 Filed Feb. 23, 1966,Ser. No. 529,377 2 Claims. (Cl. 211-71) The present invention generallyrelates to a garbage can holder and more particularly such a holder thatincludes structure for supporting a plurality of garbage cans instationary position to prevent accidental overturning by cats, dogs,wind or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a garbage can holderhaving a ground inserted type of post together with structuralarrangements which supportingly engages the garbage can and also tethersthe can lid.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garbage can holderwhich has an upstanding support peg which engages the handle of the can.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a garbage canholder having spring arms and shelf structure for supporting a pluralityof garbage cans.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a garbage canholder which is extremely simple in construction, easy to install,effective in use and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages Which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the garbage can holder of thisinvention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along section line 2-2 on FIGURE 1;and

FIGURE 3 is a perspective of another form of this invention.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the garbage can holder ofthe present invention is generally designated by numeral and includes awood post 12 or other suitable support post inserted into the groundsurface or embedded in concrete or the like.

The holder 10 supports garb-age cans 16 having removable lids 18 thereonwith the cans 16 having handles 20 thereon and the lids 18 havinghandles 22 which represents conventional garbage can structure.

Tether lines 24 of a flexible nature are connected to lid handles 22 atone end thereof and to a fastener 26 at the other end with the fastener26 being attached to the top of post 12.

Mounted on post 12 is a plurality of spacer members 28 and upstandingpegs 30 all constructed of wood material and secured in place by nails32 or other suitable fasteners. The pegs 32 extend upwardly throughhandle 20 thus supporting the garbage can 16 in elevated position on orabove the ground surface.

FIGURE 3 illustrates a supporting post 40 for supporting cans 42 havinglids 44 with handles 46 mounted thereon. The lids 44 are tethered byflexible lines 48 attached to the post 40. A container 5%) for adeodorant or insecticde is mounted on the post and supporting shelves 52are attached to the post 40 and braced by braces 54 to support cans 42.

A plurality of spring type gripping arms 56 engage the cans 42 and aremounted on the post 48 by a connecting portion 58 thereby grippinglyengaging the can 42 in the center thereof. The structure of the presentinvention effectively supports and retains the garbage cans and theirlids securely in place against displacement due to animals, wind or thelike.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A garbage can holder comprising an upright support post, a pluralityof horizontal shelves mounted around the side of said post to support aplurality of garbage cans in spaced relation to a ground surface, ameans of tethering garbage can lids to said post to prevent loss of saidlids, said means comprising a plurality of hooks secured around saidpost and a chain secured at one end to each of said books, the other endof each of said chain being secured to a handle of each of said lids,each of said shelves being secured by a brace between said post and theunderside of said shelf, a plurality of spring type gripping arms forsupporting and retaining said cans to said holder, each of saidspring-type arms having an outwardly flared terminal end portion forgrippingly engaging the center portion of a garbage can, and a containerfor receiving a deodorant therein said container being attached to theupper end of said post where it is in the vicinity of a persons head andnostrils when in the neighborhood to attend to garbage matters, all ofsaid shelves being at equal elevation, all of said arms being at equalelevation and all of said hooks being at equal elevation.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said post and bracket areconstructed of wood with the post being inserted into the groundsurface.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,448,456 8/1948Niskanen et al. 248-156 2,582,906 1/1952 Heldenbrand 211-71 2,596,5415/1952 Farquharson 248-146 2,802,673 8/1957 Hazlett 280-4724 3,091,3425/1963 Crump 211-71 3,130,837 4/1964 Baker 211-71 FOREIGN PATENTS493,066 5/1963 Canada.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Prim'aly Examiner.

1. A GARBAGE CAN HOLDER COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT SUPPORT POST, A PLURALITYOF HORIZONTAL SHELVES MOUNTED AROUND THE SIDE OF SAID POST TO SUPPORT APLURALITY OF GARBAGE CANS IN SPACED RELATION TO A GROUND SURFACE, AMEANS OF TETHERING GARBAGE CAN LIDS TO SAID POST TO PREVENT LOSS OF SAIDLIDS, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF HOOKS SECURED AROUND SAIDPOST AND A CHAIN SECURED AT ONE END TO EACH OF SAID HOOKS, THE OTHER ENDOF EACH OF SAID CHAIN BEING SECURED TO A HANDLE OF EACH OF SAID LIDS,EACH OF SAID SHELVES BEING SECURED BY A BRACE BETWEEN SAID POST AND THEUNDERSIDE OF SAID SHELF, A PLURALITY OF SPRING TYPE GRIPPING ARMS FORSUPPORTING AND RETAININING SAID CANS TO SAID HOLDER, EACH OF SAIDSPRING-TYPE ARMS HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FLARED TERMINAL END PORTION FORGRIPPINGLY ENGAGING THE CENTER PORTION OF A GARBAGE CAN, AND A CONTAINERFOR RECEIVING A DEODORANT THEREIN SAID CONTAINER BEING ATTACHED TO THEUPPER END OF SAID POST WHERE IT IS IN THE VICINITY OF A PERSON''S HEADAND NOSTRILS WHEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ATTEND TO GARBAGE MATTERS, ALLOF SAID SHELVES BEING AT EQUAL ELEVATION, ALL OF SAID ARMS BEING ATEQUAL ELEVATION AND ALL OF SAID HOOKS BEING AT EQUAL ELEVATION.